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What to see in Wroclaw

Our Hostel Wroclaw is a good base for exploring the mysteries of the beautiful and full of Wroclaw. Here are some places worth visiting.

Moving from the hostel Wroclaw, you can go to the east area of Wroclaw, where we can see, inter alia:

Japanese Garden.

The Japanese Garden is one of the few traces of the World Exhibition of 1913, which remained in Wroclaw Szczytnicki Park. Garden is located east of the Old Oder in the former village Szczytnik. It was founded in 1913 on the model of the art of gardening, this is part of Japanese culture in Poland. All construction works such as bridges, pavilions and gates are a combination of Japanese tradition with the precision of Polish Artists. Leads to the garden gate, closely followed by the stony road we come to a wooden bridge over the pond, viewing pavilion stands in the middle. Paths, we can reach many interesting places in the garden.Opening hours: from 9.00 to 19.00 in the period from April 1 to October 31.Tickets: normal 3 zł, reduced 1zł.Directions from the hostel Wroclaw Tram 1,2,4,10,16 bus lines E, 145.146Pergola.

Rest of Wrocław favorite place built in 1913.Colonnade 640 m in length, consists of two rows (total 750) the columns of the gravel path between them, closing them from the top grate of the lush vines. Artificial water trough in the middle Pergola supplied are the largest multimedia fountain in Europe.

Fountain at the Pergola is one of several such projects in the world. In the fountain basin, an area of about 1 ha, were placed almost 300 different types of jets (geysers, jets foaming, dynamic, Fog, spotlights, palm, water) and 3 nozzles fire.The spectacle of water and fire will enrich the images cast by the projector to the screen water and laser lights and sounds of music. Fountain illuminates nearly 800 large and small points of light placed in a basin, making a fountain offers multimedia spectacle of acting in many senses. Water will be fired to a height of about 40 meters. On the screen of the water area of 700 m2 will be on display animation art enriched with music and noise of the water itself.

Zoological Garden in Wroclaw.

Wroclaw Zoo goes back to its tradition and history in 1865. Currently, the zoo can enjoy up to 4,000 animals representing 575 species. This potential, which was created decades now makes an enormous joy for all guests to the zoo in Wroclaw. It is also a valuable educational and scientific achievements, especially for children. Enjoy this whole family who decide to spend several hours in a zoo, walking and resting.Address: Wroclaw, ul. Wroblewski 1-5, tel 071 348 3024Directions from the hostel Wroclaw Tram 1,2,4,10,16 bus lines E, 145.146.

Szczytnicki Park.

The largest (100ha) and oldest (founded in the late eighteenth century by the family of Hohenlohe - Engelfingen) Wroclaw nature park landscape. It has about 400 species of trees and shrubs. Many thanks to H. Geppertowi botanikowi Wroclaw, which projects into the forest porządkowały Szczytnik creating unique architectural team - natural. One of the first parks on the European continent in the English style.On the river there is a wooden church of St.. John of Nepomuk at the turn of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Four Dome Pavilion.

Today, one of the buildings Film Studio. Designed by Hans Poelzig for use as part of the Centennial Exhibition accompanying the opening of the Centennial Hall in 1913. Classical form of the building with four domes is surrounded by architectural complement to the People's Hall - Centennial Hall. During the Exhibition of the Recovered Territories in 1948 was part of the exhibition here. Before entering, there are two triptychs prof. John Cybis and sculptures Xawery Dunikowski.

Centennial Hall and its architect.

Wroclaw at the beginning of the twentieth century was an important meeting place and events of international importance. In the context of infrastructure development, exhibition and congress, Max Berg - chief architect of Wroclaw in the years 1908-1925, was commissioned to design mixed-use development, which had become the main meeting place for inhabitants of Wroclaw and the organization of major events.

Spire.

96 - meter high, weighing 44 tonnes of steel construction project prof. Stanislaus Hempel, a souvenir of being held in the Exhibition Hall of the People's Lands recovered and its accompanying Congress of Intellectuals for Peace in 1948.

These attractions are located only 15 minutes by tram and bus 1,2,4,10,16 E 145.146 Wroclaw from our hostel situated on the corner of Kosciuszko Łąkowa.

On the other side of the street a meadow about 100 meters away is the street which runs along the Podwale promenade Wroclaw.